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Shower cooking fuse?
- Thread starter g60kg
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Best not to tell the wife if you get a Wendy to put in there, though... 
Hi all, I have now fitted a 7kw shower and I still running the same 30amp fuse that was cooking before. It started cooking again. Do I need to change the fuse or do I have bigger problems. I thought downgrading to a 7kw shower would settle it.
PLEASE HELP
PLEASE HELP
You've probably damaged the connection beyond repair due to it having previously over heated
how can this be verified and what do I need to fix it? replace the wiring and if so what wiring do I replace. shower to the circuit breaker or the whole thing??
just bit the bullet man and call in a registered sparky to change the CU and install a new cable for the shower, then you can put your 11kw beastie back on ..
I will be doing that in due course but with work its difficult waiting around for a sparky. Ive got 4hrs before wickes closes please can someone tell me what I need to do to get my shower working. Do I need to replace the wiring or what?
The fact that the fuse is still 'cooking' with a lower rated shower is indicative of a bad connection in the fuse holder. Probably covered in carbon residue which would cause a higher resistance and more heating.
This is not something that can be repaired as a quick fix in the next 4 hrs using components from Wickes.
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